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| Main Entry: | earn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make money |
| Synonyms: | acquire, attain, be gainfully employed, be in line for, bring home, bring home the bacon*, bring home the groceries, bring in, clean up*, clear*, collect, consummate, cop*, derive, draw, effect, gain, gather, get, gross, hustle, make, make fast buck, make it big, net, obtain, pay one's dues, perform, pick up, procure, profit, pull down*, pull*, rate, realize, reap, receive, scare up, score*, scrape together, secure, snag*, sock*, turn, win, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | cost, lose, spend, throw away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | earn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deserve a reward |
| Synonyms: | acquire, attain, bag, come by, gain, harvest, merit, net, rate, reap, score, warrant, win, be entitled to, be worthy of |
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up*, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, bring off, come through, complete, cop*, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get*, grasp, hit, obtain, procure, promote, pull off*, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win, accede to, arrive at, get fat, get hands on, get there, glom onto, latch onto, make it |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, lose, miss, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield, be worth |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | deserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be entitled to |
| Synonyms: | be given one's due, be in line for, be worthy of, demand, earn, gain, get, get comeuppance, get what is coming to one, have it coming, have the right to, justify, lay claim to, merit, procure, rate, warrant, win |
| Main Entry: | fetch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go get, bring in |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, buck, call for, carry, conduct, convey, deliver, earn, elicit, escort, get, go for, gun, heel, lead, lug*, make, obtain, pack, produce, realize, retrieve, ride, schlepp*, sell, shoulder*, transport, truck*, yield, be sold for, bring back, bring to, draw forth, give rise to, piggyback, sell for, tote |
| Antonyms: | free, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire, win |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, advance, ameliorate, annex, attain, augment, benefit, boost, bring in, build up, capture, clear, collect, complete, consummate, earn, enlarge, enlist, expand, fulfill, gather, get, glean, grow, harvest, have, improve, increase, land, make, net, obtain, overtake, parlay, perfect, pick up, procure, produce, profit, progress, promote, rack up*, reach, realize, reap, score*, secure, succeed, make a killing, move forward, win over |
| Antonyms: | exhaust, forfeit, lose, miss, pass, spend, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring in as total |
| Synonyms: | earn, make, take in |
| Antonyms: | net |
| Main Entry: | incur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring upon oneself |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arouse, catch, contract, draw, earn, gain, get, induce, obtain, provoke, be subjected to, bring down on, expose oneself to, meet with |
| Main Entry: | merit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be entitled to |
| Synonyms: | be in line for, be worthy, deserve, earn, get one's comeuppance, get one's due, get one's just desserts, get what is coming, have a claim, have a right, have coming, incur, justify, rate, warrant |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up*, collect, come by, compass, cop*, corral, drum up*, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab*, occupy, pick up, pocket*, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | procure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire, obtain |
| Synonyms: | annex, appropriate, bring around, buy, come by, compass, cop*, corral, draw, earn, effect, find, gain, get, grab, have, induce, land*, persuade, pick up, promote, purchase, score, secure, solicit, wangle, win, buy out, buy up, get hold of, latch on to, lay hands on, make a haul, manage to get, prevail upon |
| Antonyms: | give away, have, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain; get or give an advantage |
| Synonyms: | aid, avail, benefit, better, clear, contribute, earn, exploit, help, improve, pay, promote, prosper, realize, recover, score, serve*, take advantage of, thrive, use, utilize, be of advantage, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, pay off, put to good use, reap the benefit, stand in good stead, turn to advantage, work for |
| Antonyms: | lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purchase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy, obtain |
| Synonyms: | achieve, acquire, attain, come by, cop*, earn, gain, invest, market, patronize, pick up, procure, realize, redeem, secure, shop, take, take up, truck*, win, deal in, get hold of, go shopping, make a buy, make a purchase, pay for, shop for |
| Antonyms: | sell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rack up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, gain |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, carry out, do, earn, obtain, produce, reach, realize, score, wind up, get done |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy off, capture, chalk up*, clear, come by, compass, cop*, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, make, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up*, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, buy into, buy out, cash in on, clean up*, get hands on, lock up, make a buy, make a killing, snap up, snowball, succeed to |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | graduate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complete education, pursuit |
| Synonyms: | certify, earn, finish, get out*, win, be commissioned, confer degree, get a degree, give sheepskin, grant diploma, take a degree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept delivery of something |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, catch, collect, come by, cop*, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, hear, hold, inherit, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket*, procure, pull, pull down*, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, win, be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, come into, get from, get hands on, get hold of, latch on to, take possession |
| Antonyms: | deliver, donate, give, offer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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